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iron ore is used to power steel- making furnaces. many of these steel-focused stocks have been under pressure over questions about chinese demand. the early flu season this year has claimed the corporate outlook for centene. centene is a medicaid managed insurance provider. it cut its 2012 financial forecast thanks to a more intense flu season pushing its costs up. that hit its own shares, falling 9.5%. competitor wellcare also was hit falling 7.9%. four of the five most actively traded exchange traded products were lower. the emerging markets fund was the lone gainer up 0.4% and that's tonight's market focus. ok through the fiscal cliff, not to the fiscal cliff, that is the advice from our friday night market monitor, sandy lincoln back with us, the chief strategist, from the cme group in chicago, sandy, it is great to see you again. >> i appreciate it. >> are you suggesting investors ignore all of the fiscal cliff worry and the threat of that cliff? >> well, i don't know what we are going to do with the obsession about the fiscal c
iron ore is used to power steel- making furnaces. many of these steel-focused stocks have been under pressure over questions about chinese demand. the early flu season this year has claimed the corporate outlook for centene. centene is a medicaid managed insurance provider. it cut its 2012 financial forecast thanks to a more intense flu season pushing its costs up. that hit its own shares, falling 9.5%. competitor wellcare also was hit falling 7.9%. four of the five most actively traded...
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tell us why? >> well, i have learned over the 42 years in this business, susie, that it's pretty tough to put stocks to the downside in the ebullient month of december. i mean it's happened but it's a pretty rare event it just seems to be the holiday sentiment tend to its lift stocks. i think that is what will happen this kror because i'm not one that thinks we'll fall totally off the cliff. >> tell us more. you think there is going to be some kind of deal by the end of the year and tha is a good ting for the stock market? >> i am not sure that you will get a whole resolution to the deal but i think will you see some kind of scaled in event of the of the 265 billion of bush tax cuts only 55 billion go to the wealthy. the other 210 billion go to the middle classment i don't think president obama wants to take that away. i can see him taking it away from the wealthy folks. but not the middle class. also, if you read president obama's book you get the sense that he not only wants to leave a legacy, h
tell us why? >> well, i have learned over the 42 years in this business, susie, that it's pretty tough to put stocks to the downside in the ebullient month of december. i mean it's happened but it's a pretty rare event it just seems to be the holiday sentiment tend to its lift stocks. i think that is what will happen this kror because i'm not one that thinks we'll fall totally off the cliff. >> tell us more. you think there is going to be some kind of deal by the end of the year and...
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talk us through the steps over the next couple of days. let's assume we go over the cliff and there is a good chance of that. can we assume that the democrats and represent republicans are ch they are going to sign off in the next couple of days or has the dynamics changed. >> my new years resolution is tl ball. >> glad to hear that. >> it will take a lot.the sensr and they expect to have a vote by the time the ball drops or maybe just after. the house looks like it's going to come back at 12:00 tomorrow. that's the most difficult part. >> we are hearing that perhapsnt get a lot of democratic votes to pass wha whatever the central gs tomorrow. if it doesn't come together tomorrow it will come together soon. >> susie: we are listening forwe listening to this drama. how serious is it if we do go over the cliff. what happens tomorrow and the day after. >> it's not tomorrow or the daae next days the markets may be fine and there won't be a big economickieconomic impact. but if it's dragging on to january it looks like the tax increases take ef
talk us through the steps over the next couple of days. let's assume we go over the cliff and there is a good chance of that. can we assume that the democrats and represent republicans are ch they are going to sign off in the next couple of days or has the dynamics changed. >> my new years resolution is tl ball. >> glad to hear that. >> it will take a lot.the sensr and they expect to have a vote by the time the ball drops or maybe just after. the house looks like it's going to...
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having us puts us in a competitive v.. we're confident sensitive, though. demand is confident sensitive. and we have seen demand recover because consumers' confidence has improved, and their confidence that housing as a sound investment has improved, as they have seen prices rise year-over-year here. >> tom: where is building best for you? where are you looking to put shovels in the ground come springtime? >> we've had a lot of success in texas. our urban products in the metro new york area have met with great success. and we're pleased to be between washington and boston with approximately 50% of our business because that market continues to be reasonably strong. >> tom: that is a hot area. >> out on the west coast -- the job markets -- i think texas seems to have its own economy. the job market in texas is pretty strong. i think california has been reasonably strong for us as well. particularly up in the silicon valley area. i think the success of a number of the companies up there is driving the market. and seattle is another pretty wels well-positioned
having us puts us in a competitive v.. we're confident sensitive, though. demand is confident sensitive. and we have seen demand recover because consumers' confidence has improved, and their confidence that housing as a sound investment has improved, as they have seen prices rise year-over-year here. >> tom: where is building best for you? where are you looking to put shovels in the ground come springtime? >> we've had a lot of success in texas. our urban products in the metro new...
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will use your cell phone in the coming year. as processing power gets bigger and the physical size gets smaller, companies are using that mobile technology to make products you use every day smarter as well. as ruben ramirez reports, those are two of the top tech trends we'll see in 2013. >> reporter: people use smartphones to play games, watch movies and keep up with social media, but for many the mobile phone will become a bigger part of their lives in the coming year. trendwatchers call it the mobile fingerprint or a smartphone as unique as your fingerprint. no need to type in passwords, your phone tells your computer its you, and then locks the screen when you step away. on the health front there's technology to let a smartphone help diabetics measure their glucose levels. and with retailers, going mobile means more than processing payments. >> we do something very specific which is not just focus on the mechanics of payments but the experience around it. everything from the point of sale all the way to what's in the consume
will use your cell phone in the coming year. as processing power gets bigger and the physical size gets smaller, companies are using that mobile technology to make products you use every day smarter as well. as ruben ramirez reports, those are two of the top tech trends we'll see in 2013. >> reporter: people use smartphones to play games, watch movies and keep up with social media, but for many the mobile phone will become a bigger part of their lives in the coming year. trendwatchers...
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can you tell us a little bit more, give us more color on those results? >> sure. there is more ownership about-- optimism than economic growth than last year. but there are concerns. the european debt crisis is the largest one and also very interestingly despite the fact that stock market levels have recovered broadly speaking to prefinancial crisis levels, our members are very concerned about the crisis of confidence driven by ethical issues in the finance industry itself. and that is something that we pay great deal of attention to. is restoring confidence through better ethics in the profession. >> all right. we're sgoing have to leave it there. very interesting survey and the results. thank you so much. john rogers, c.e.o. of the cfa institute. >> tom: in the world of financial markets, what's bad for the economy can be good for bonds and vice versa that held true again today. the positive news on the job market caused bond prices to slip. the ten-year benchmark treasury lost ground, and the yield climbed to 1.73%. it's highest in six weeks. the yield moves in
can you tell us a little bit more, give us more color on those results? >> sure. there is more ownership about-- optimism than economic growth than last year. but there are concerns. the european debt crisis is the largest one and also very interestingly despite the fact that stock market levels have recovered broadly speaking to prefinancial crisis levels, our members are very concerned about the crisis of confidence driven by ethical issues in the finance industry itself. and that is...
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mohamed el-erian joins us. he's the c.e.o. of pimco. >> tom: still head, british bank hsbc agrees to pay a record fine for laundering mexico drug money. >> susie: it's a major hit to organized labor-- michigan approved legislation today that would greatly limit labor rights. protestors swarmed the state capital as lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting unions from requiring employees to join and pay dues. the move would make michigan, one of the most union-friendly states, the 24th "right to work" state, where union dues are voluntary. >> tom: more bumpy skies for boeing's 787 dreamliner. boeing's much anticipated and high-profile plane was grounded last week, according to "the new york times." the federal aviation administration also has ordered that fuel line connectors on all 787s be inspected. analysts call these problems minor hiccups. but as sylvia hall reports, the dreamliner's profitability to boeing right now is raising bigger concerns. >> reporter: boeing's 787 dreamliner promises to use about 20% less fuel than other p
mohamed el-erian joins us. he's the c.e.o. of pimco. >> tom: still head, british bank hsbc agrees to pay a record fine for laundering mexico drug money. >> susie: it's a major hit to organized labor-- michigan approved legislation today that would greatly limit labor rights. protestors swarmed the state capital as lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting unions from requiring employees to join and pay dues. the move would make michigan, one of the most union-friendly states, the 24th...
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as proof, they argue congress and the president are already using disasters and war spending as loopholes to avoid making tough cuts. >> they are doing that on the one side, then proposing additional stimulus spending on the other side, and then claiming that sometime next year they'll come up with some savings. that's a very troubling formula to me. >> reporter: if a grand bargain doesn't come together in the next few days, we may fall off the fiscal cliff and then wait for a new congress to put the pieces back together in the new year. darren gersh, "n.b.r.," washington. >> susie: well, roger altman is confident democrats and republicans will strike a deal and avoid falling off the fiscal cliff. he was deputy treasury secretary in the clinton administration and is now executive chairman and founder of evercore partners. >> susie: roger, so great to have you back on "nightly business report." >> thank you, susie. >> susie: nice to see you. why are you so optmistic there is going to be a fiscal cliff deal? >> i would cite two broad reasons, and then a few reasons specific to the negotiati
as proof, they argue congress and the president are already using disasters and war spending as loopholes to avoid making tough cuts. >> they are doing that on the one side, then proposing additional stimulus spending on the other side, and then claiming that sometime next year they'll come up with some savings. that's a very troubling formula to me. >> reporter: if a grand bargain doesn't come together in the next few days, we may fall off the fiscal cliff and then wait for a new...